User: Outline the benefits of working with an individual with dementia in a person centred manner

User: The benefits of working with an individual with dementia in a person centred manner

Weegy: Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior. selymi|Points 9856|

User: Describe the role that carers can have in the care and support of individuals with dementia

Weegy: Caring can be an overwhelming experience, bringing irreversible changes to lives and relationships. [ Carers must be guaranteed comprehensive support, including emotional support, assistance with day-to-day caring and access to respite and short breaks. Changes in memory, thinking and feeling mean a person with dementia finds it harder to cope with everyday life. Carers are needed to provide emotional support, reassurance and help with a range of tasks, such as bathing and dressing. Sleep disturbances are common in dementia and mean that caring is a twenty-four hour job for many carers. Carers of people with dementia may also take on many of the tasks the person with dementia used to do, such as paying the bills or cooking meals.... ] Expert answered|uxiali|Points 1166|

Weegy: For anyone who has ever met someone for the first time and felt there was an instant connection, like they had known each other for years or had many of the same experiences, [ they were experiencing rapport. [ Rapport is a feeling of being on the same wavelength as another person, the ability to appreciate one another’s feelings, understanding someone else’s viewpoint. As defined in the dictionary, rapport is a “harmonious or sympathetic relation especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity.” ] (More)

Weegy: Carers play an important role in many service
users’ lives. Their knowledge and expertise
represent an enormous resource for statutory and
voluntary mental health services. [ These are
reasons why it is so important to include them
through sharing information.
? Providing carers with information to support them
in their role can improve outcomes for both
service users and carers.....Professionals need training to help them to
understand the roles of carers and to work with
carers effectively. Training should be accredited in
order to encourage attendance..... ] (More)